Serenity
[sɪ'renɪtɪ]
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being serene; clearness and calmness; quietness; stillness; peace.
(n.) Calmness of mind; eveness of temper; undisturbed state; coolness; composure.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Calmness, peacefulness, tranquillity, collectedness, sedateness, composure, coolness, calm, peace.[2]. Clearness, fairness, brightness.
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Examples
- Still, the same quiet life went on at the little cottage, and the same cheerful serenity prevailed among its inmates. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- By and by Beth said, with recovered serenity, You'll tell them this when we go home? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Perceiving of what great utility such an instrument would prove in naval and military operations, and seeing that His Serenity the Doge desired to possess it, I resolved on the 24th inst. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- If a studio were provided, she would be free to go on with her work, she would await the turn of events with complete serenity. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But he was awake now; all this should be remedied; and future devotion erase the memory of this only blot on the serenity of their life. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Some bread, Rose, if you please, requested Martin, with intense gravity, serenity, phlegm. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Your mourning Man of Sorrows is entirely opposed to our joyous Apollo, your gloomy views of life to our serenity of temperament. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I courted serenity and confidence for her, and not vainly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As she walked beside Archer with her long swinging gait her face wore the vacant serenity of a young marble athlete. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He does not care for that: when my time came to die, he would resign me, in all serenity and sanctity, to the God who gave me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The temperamental philosopher thinks the scientist serene, but that his serenity springs not from lack of trouble, but from incapacity to grasp and deal with h is own private grief. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They live on; and though they cannot regain youth and gaiety, they may regain strength and serenity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I turn my head, and see it, in its beautiful serenity, beside me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- If they are of the wrong sort, like your Malones, and your young Sykes, and Wynnes, irritation takes the place of serenity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- To increase that influence was coveted excitement; to cast it off might be to regain serenity; to leave it as it stood was tantalizing. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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